# QtExcel/QXlsx

Excel file(*.xlsx) reader/writer library using Qt. Descendant of QtXlsxWriter.

Repository: https://github.com/QtExcel/QXlsx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qxlsx
Homepage: https://qtexcel.github.io/QXlsx/
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: excel, xlsx, qt, cpp, qxlsx, qt5, c, qt6, cpp11, cxx, cxx11, qtcreator
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:28:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3304, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 76, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1514, forks 434 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:56.322362+00:00)

## What it is
QXlsx is a C++ library for reading and writing Excel (*.xlsx) files, built on the Qt framework. It is the maintained successor to the discontinued QtXlsxWriter project and can be used either as a library or compiled directly into a Qt project.

## Use cases
- read and write xlsx files from a Qt C++ application
- generate Excel spreadsheets programmatically in C++
- parse Excel workbooks without Microsoft Office installed
- replace the abandoned QtXlsxWriter library
- export Qt table data to Excel format
- embed xlsx support in a Qt desktop app without static or shared libraries

## When to choose
- your project already uses Qt and needs xlsx read/write support
- you want a maintained replacement for QtXlsxWriter
- you need header-style integration via qmake or cmake without external binary dependencies

## When to avoid
- your project does not use Qt and you want a standalone C++ xlsx library (consider xlnt or OpenXLSX)
- you need to write legacy .xls files rather than .xlsx
- you need heavy spreadsheet features like macros or complex charts

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: parser, file-system, developer-tools
- domain: files, spreadsheets, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cpp, cross-platform
- tags: excel, xlsx, qt, spreadsheet, office-files, qmake, cmake

## Member repositories
- QtExcel/QXlsx (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.322362+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:11.717860+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/QtExcel/QXlsx (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.322362+00:00, sha 283508140497)
  - homepage: https://qtexcel.github.io/QXlsx/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:41.933325+00:00, sha e8d52f236070)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.